HRN: Alsvid Tops a Big Day at Churchill Downs

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Alsvid Tops a Big Day at Churchill Downs


"Churchill Downs’ Saturday card featured ten races, including the $100,000 Aristides Stakes (gr. III) and the $65,000 Opening Verse Stakes. Rain clouds came and went, occasionally releasing rain on the crowd gathered at Churchill Downs on the warm May afternoon. Nonetheless, it was a great day for live Thoroughbred action beneath the Twin Spires with a card that offered a variety of quality racing. . ."

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HRN: Photo Blog: Wise Dan's First Gallop of 2015

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Photo Blog: Wise Dan's First Gallop of 2015


"Three days after being cleared to resume galloping, two-time Horse of the Year Wise Dan headed to the training track at Keeneland to have his first gallop of 2015. Just before 9:00 a.m., the chestnut son of Wiseman's Ferry stepped onto the track - accompanied by trainer Charlie LoPresti's wife, Amy, and a pony. After jogging around the oval alongside the pony, Wise Dan and rider Kelly Wheeler broke away to complete one lap at a gallop. . ."

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HRN: Wise Dan to Resume Galloping

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Wise Dan to Resume Galloping


"On a humid morning at Keeneland on May 27, two-time Horse of the Year Wise Dan stood in his stall in trainer Charlie LoPresti's barn at the Lexington, Kentucky track. He had been tacked up and was preparing to be walked along the shedrow - a routine he has followed every other day. The two-time Horse of the Year began tack walking in early March, when he returned to Keeneland to gradually resume training as he recovers from the non-displaced fracture at the bottom of his right front cannon bone that kept him from pursuing a third consecutive Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. I) win last fall. At the end of April, Wise Dan began jogging every other day, tack walking on days on which he does not visit the track.

But days will soon become much more exciting for the 8-year-old son of Wiseman's Ferry. . ."

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HRN: 2015 Kentucky Derby Analysis

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2015 Kentucky Derby Analysis


"In this in-depth analysis of the field for 2015 Kentucky Derby (gr. I), Mary Cage takes a look at the pedigree, race record, and recent training of each Derby contender. Check out the very last paragraph for her selections. . ."

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HRN: Ponies of the Track - Cisco: Amanda Ropar's Pride and Joy

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Ponies of the Track - Cisco: Amanda Ropar's Pride and Joy

"For nearly ten years, Amanda Ropar has ponied racehorses. Since the age of fourteen, Ropar has traveled to various tracks all over California, as well as tracks in states such as Arizona, Idaho, Iowa, and Oregon. She has been aboard an abundance of horses in her lifetime, but in 2008, Ropar encountered the horse of her dreams.

A bay roan Quarter Horse gelding of nearly 16 hands, Hancocks Outlook – or simply Cisco – came into Ropar’s life when the pony horse she had been using was injured. In desperate need of a horse, she reached out to her best friend, who owned the stocky gelding. Although reluctant to sell the already proven racetrack pony, Ropar’s friend did just that, leaving Cisco in the hands of Ropar. . ."

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HRN: Racing's Future: Sarah Siciliano

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Racing's Future: Sarah Siciliano

“Racing’s Future” is a Q&A series in which I aspire to help everyone in the industry. In addition to shining a spotlight on youth who plan to have a career in horse racing, I hope that the opinions expressed in their responses will offer industry leaders insight into what a younger audience believes the sport should improve upon.

Meet Sarah Siciliano

From Dallas, Texas, 16-year-old Sarah Siciliano has ridden horses ridden horses and been around the track all her life, as her mother was a jockey and her father is a jockey valet. . ."

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HRN: Racing's Future: Liam Benson

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Racing's Future: Liam Benson

“Racing’s Future” is a Q&A series in which I aspire to help everyone in the industry. In addition to shining a spotlight on youth who plan to have a career in horse racing, I hope that the opinions expressed in their responses will offer industry leaders insight into what a younger audience believes the sport should improve upon.

Meet Liam Benson

Born in New York City, 19-year-old Liam Benson grew up near Monmouth Park in New Jersey, where the grade one Haskell Invitational Stakes was always a big outing for his family and friends. He has been involved in the Thoroughbred industry for the past ten years since his family moved to a breeding and training farm in Morriston, Florida. Liam is currently an Equine Business and Accounting major at the University of Louisville with a minor in Entrepreneurship. He is also a licensed trainer. . ."

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